Soon-Mi Chung (born 22 February 1952) is a

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musician (

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, violin) and musical director.

Biography

Chung is a music teacher at the

Barratt Due Institute of Music The Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo, Norway, is a music education institute founded in 1927 by pianist Mary Barratt Due and violinist Henrik Adam Due. It is situated in Fagerborg in Oslo and is a private foundation which receives governm ...

and artistic director of Barratt Dues Juniororkester. She got her musical education at the Conservatory of Music in Paris, Menuhin Music Academy and San Francisco Conservatory, and debuted in Oslo in 1982.

Honors

* 1998: Oslo City Culture Award * 2007: The Lindeman Prize * 2010:

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's Culture Award * 2012:

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Discography (in selection)

*1986: ''Christian Sinding: Serenade For To Fioliner Og Klaver, Opus 92 / Serenade For To Fioliner Og Klaver, Opus 56'' (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie) *1988: ''Johan Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody No 1 & 2 • Norwegian Festival Overture Op. 16 • Entry Of The Boyars • Bergensiana, (Roccoco Variations) • Andante Religioso • Wedding March • Passacaglia'' (Norsk Kulturråds Klassikerserie), with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra directed by

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*1994: ''Mozart, Nordheim, Hvoslef: DuoDu'' (

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), with Stephan Barratt-Due

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chung, Soon Mi Academic staff of the Barratt Due Institute of Music Norwegian violinists Norwegian violists Musicians from Oslo Musicians from Seoul South Korean emigrants to Norway 1952 births Living people 21st-century violinists 21st-century Norwegian women musicians 21st-century violists